Bio

I have worked in venture capital, private equity and at startups in financial services, transaction processing and machine learning. My cofounder, Pratham and I realized that most marketers were not fully leveraging technology. The amazing growth in digital adoption means that businesses have to rethink their entire marketing strategy. We believe that marketers should shift their focus from traditional advertising to creating useful tools and experiences, where they are not selling to customers but helping them. We launched Outgrow.co so marketers can create highly interactive web and social experiences to drive referral traffic and lead generation. We found that interactive content can significantly improve a company's demand generation and customer engagement initiatives as it's more useful, personalized and interactive. We also saw that businesses were struggling with their tech initiatives. Technology companies were finding it hard to hire great developers and non-tech businesses were having a lot of problems incorporating technology into their business. A key reason for this problem is that outsourcing software, managing remote teams and hiring the best developers is difficult. We started VenturePact.com in 2012 to help businesses better address their tech needs by connecting them with trusted prescreened software development firms. I enjoy meeting and working with passionate people, playing sports, traveling and speaking. I usually speak about: Entrepreneurship & Career Decisions Growth Hacking & Digital Marketing Interactive Content & Qualified Lead Generation Remote work & Outsourcing Tech Talent & Tech Hiring Product Development & UIUX (User Interface/User Experience) Marketplaces Technology trends such as IoT, Wearables, 3D Printing, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Bots and Blockchain innovations including Digital Currency You can reach me at randy@outgrow.co. Common misspellings: Randy Rayes, Randi Rayess, Randy Reyes